Plan for Moving Platform Under Broadway in New York
The Continuous Transit Company proposes a experimental moving platform subway from Fourteenth to Forty second streets with Cornelius Van derbilt and Stuyvesant Fish involved. Chief Engineer Henry B. Seaman says a 12 mph continuous belt conveyor could be cheaper and faster than current subway trains, carrying up to 73 500 passengers per hour all seated.
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York
Broadway
Continuous Transit Company
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Stuyvesant Fish
New York Press
Public Service Commission
Henry B. Seaman
Vanderbilt
Old Rapid Transit Board
Thirty Fourth Street
Metropolitan Street Railway
Ivins
Metropolitan
Seaman
Pup at Moraine Hotel Costs Wooley a Big Bill
The article reports Clarence Wooley, Chicago capital, keeps a brindle bull dog at the Moraine Hotel Highland Park with weekly costs totaling $40 for the dog and maid. The pup enjoys luxury rooms, a brass bed, feather mattress, Navajo blanket, baths, and daily care from a maid, while the dog’s life remains the focus of social satire.
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Moraine Hotel
Highland Park
Clarence Wooley
Chicago
Europe
Wooley
Moraine
Billy the Goats Subdued After Wild City Getaway
Billy the goat, ownership unclear, caused chaos on Perry Street and School Street. Police corralled the animal after a lively chase with officers Guering Clancy and wagon crew, tying him for transport to a patrol station. No owner came forward as townspeople endure the ruckus.
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Ittsburg
Billy
Perry Street
North Side
Bily
John Guering
School Street
Guering
Robinson
Lost Appetite for Cheap Lunches
A Wall Street observer recalls frugal meals of 15 cents daily at a self service lunch, noting how a later visit revealed diminished appetite and nostalgia for his mother’s cooking, illustrating a vanished poor man’s appetite.
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York
Wall Street
Canadian Thanksgiving Celebrated Early With Prosperity
Canadians marked Thanksgiving early as harvests soared across western provinces. The Toronto Globe notes record wheat yields of about 130 million bushels from seven million acres with oats also strong. Farmers praise the fertile land, rising prosperity, and gratitude for blessings in a fruitful year.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Toronto Globe
West
Neighbor’s dog howl fuels tense domestic scene
A man at a neighbor’s house shouts and hurls shoes at a barking dog. The dog continues to howl while the man’s wife later forgoes shoes, revealing financial strain. The next night the dog’s howl again dominates the quiet street.
Love and hair in a wry exchange
A romantic young man asserts love brightens the eye while a practical maid quips that it tends to disarrange one’s hair. The light exchange showcases playful gender dynamics with a humorous edge.
Old fashioned boy stays home from school to work
Questioning what happened to the youngster who preferred labor over school as modern habits and medicine cures fragrance with WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT air freshener.
Cleopatra the flea wrestler beats bear in Betzville street match
In Betzville Cousin Crone McDoodle trains Cleopatra the flea to wrestle a bear sent by an Italian exhibitor. Cleopatra seizes control with swift bites and holds, finally defeating the bear as the crowd cheers and Crone claims Cleopatra’s victory.
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Orone McDoodle
Betzville
Cousin Drone
Cleopatra
Bettville
Betsville
Crane McDoodle
Sear
Crone
Ashdod Cloots
Orone
Ashdod
Jacka
Crone McDoodle
Atrack
W. G. Chapman
Cousin Crone
Little Waitress and Drummer Stir Tabloid Rumpus
A vivid tale circulates of a dapper traveling man and a pretty waitress named Ella in a hotel setting. Ella defends her independence and modest wages while recounting a prior encounter with a traveling man who pursued her. The story ends with the man ordering coffee and hot cakes.
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Ella
Chestnut Tree Vows Amid Vain Love Debate
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a chestnut tree as witness to vows and affection. Dick swears by the tree of shelter and declares a love unlike before, while a witty reply questions gendered power and propriety. The exchange blends romance and social mischief.
Actress Julia Marlowe Endorses Peruna Remedy
Julia Marlowe writes a strong endorsement for Peruna praising its digestion benefits and nerve nourishment. The text argues that improved digestion strengthens nerves and prevents anemia of the nerve centers, promoting steadier nervous mobility.
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Peruna
Julia Marlowe
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Metropolitan News
Dog In Society
United States
Cleveland
Wrigley
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Alares
Allen's
Willeare
Cousin Orone
Elfis Parker Buttle
Peter
NEW
Peter Menail
Pro-Mate
Goodyear
Potice Baer
Willians, Hoyt & Co., Rephe
Mair Balsam
Thompesa
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